Requirements by topic
| Topic | Requirement | Effective | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food packagingUse limit | 35 food contact notifications for PFAS used as grease-proofers on paper and paperboard food packaging are no longer effective, so those substances can no longer be lawfully marketed for those uses under the notifications.Follows FDA's February 28, 2024 announcement that PFAS grease-proofing agents are no longer being sold into the US market. No further FDA PFAS food contact revocation was found in the Federal Register for 2025 or 2026. | January 6, 2025 | In force | 90 FR 653 |
| CookwarePurchasing | DoD may not procure nonstick cookware or cooking utensils for use in galleys or dining facilities that contain PFOS or PFOA.DFARS implementation (DFARS Case 2023-D002) had not been proposed as of 2026-09-28; the Unified Agenda projected a proposed rule in July 2026. | April 1, 2023 | In force | Pub. L. 116-283, sec. 333(a), (b)(1) |
| CosmeticsOther duty | FDA had to assess PFAS use in cosmetics and publish a report within three years of enactment. FDA released it on December 29, 2025: 51 PFAS were used in 1,744 cosmetic formulations; of the 25 most used, five appeared to present low safety concern, one was identified as a potential safety concern, and the safety of most could not be established because toxicological data are incomplete or unavailable.The report imposes no restriction or labeling requirement. FDA said it will monitor emerging data and act if safety concerns emerge. | December 29, 2025 | Applies | Pub. L. 117-328, sec. 3506(b) |
| Carpets and rugsPurchasing | DoD may not procure carpets and rugs treated with stain-resistant coatings that contain PFOS or PFOA. | April 1, 2023 | In force | Pub. L. 116-283, sec. 333(a), (b)(2) |
| Upholstered furniturePurchasing | DoD may not procure upholstered furniture treated with stain-resistant coatings that contains PFOS or PFOA. | April 1, 2023 | In force | Pub. L. 116-283, sec. 333(a), (b)(2) |
| Firefighting foamUse limit | Fluorinated AFFF may not be used at any military installation that had transitioned to a fluorine-free agent meeting the military specification as of December 18, 2025. | December 18, 2025 | In force | Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 322(c)(1) |
| Firefighting foamPurchasing | DoD funds may not be obligated or expended after October 1, 2026 to procure firefighting foam that contains detectable PFAS.Before the FY2026 NDAA, the limit was foam containing more than one part per billion of PFAS after October 1, 2023, implemented in the DFARS. | October 1, 2026 | Scheduled | Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 322(b) |
| Firefighting foamUse limit | Fluorinated AFFF may not be used at any other military installation on or after the earlier of October 1, 2026 or the date the Secretary determines compliance is possible.The original deadline was October 1, 2024. DoD reportedly used two one-year waivers to reach October 1, 2026 (secondary sources); the FY2026 NDAA then set October 1, 2026 in statute and kept waiver authority, now delegable to the Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment. Whether DoD will issue a new waiver was not verified. | October 1, 2026 | Scheduled | Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 322(c)(2) |
| Firefighting foamOther duty | Within three years of enactment the FAA had to stop requiring fluorinated chemicals to meet airport firefighting foam performance standards. Part 139 airports may use foam meeting MIL-PRF-24385 (AFFF) or MIL-PRF-32725 (fluorine-free); the FAA has set no deadline requiring airports to switch.FAA CertAlert 26-03 (August 5, 2026) describes the statutory deadline as October 4, 2021. CertAlert 23-01 (January 12, 2023) said Part 139 airports would not be required by the FAA to transition to fluorine-free foam. | Not confirmed | Applies | Pub. L. 115-254, sec. 332(a) |
| Firefighter gearPurchasing | Beginning October 1, 2026, DoD may not contract to procure or purchase covered personal protective firefighting equipment for federal or civilian firefighters unless it meets the most recently published NFPA 1970 standard, including by not containing any substance on that standard's restricted substances list above the maximum acceptable level.As enacted in 2022 the test was any intentionally added PFAS; the FY2026 NDAA replaced it with the NFPA 1970 test. The deadline extends if the Secretary determines that sufficiently protective compliant equipment is unavailable. DFARS Case 2023-D002 would implement it; no proposed rule had been published as of 2026-09-28. | October 1, 2026 | Scheduled | Pub. L. 117-263, sec. 345(a) |
| ReportingReporting | Anyone who manufactured (including imported) PFAS, including PFAS in imported articles, in any year from 2011 through 2022 must make a one-time electronic report to EPA of known or reasonably ascertainable information on uses, production volumes, byproducts, disposal, exposures and existing health and environmental effects data.The rule has been in effect since November 13, 2023, but no submission window is open. Under the April 13, 2026 final rule the six-month submission period begins January 31, 2027 or 60 days after the date EPA sets in 40 CFR 705.20(c) through the forthcoming final revisions rule, whichever is earlier. January 31, 2027 is the latest possible start, and EPA said it expects to replace it. The earlier window of April 13 to October 13, 2026 no longer applies. | January 31, 2027 | Starts | 40 CFR 705.20(a) |
| ReportingReporting | Small manufacturers (as defined in 40 CFR 704.3) whose only reporting obligation comes from importing PFAS-containing articles get a twelve-month submission period that starts on the same date as the general period.EPA proposed on November 13, 2025 to exempt imported articles entirely; that exemption is not final. | January 31, 2027 | Starts | 40 CFR 705.20(b) |
| Drinking waterLimit | Covered public water systems must meet maximum contaminant levels of 4.0 parts per trillion each for PFOA and PFOS by April 26, 2029 (MCL goals are zero).EPA proposed on May 20, 2026 a two-year exemption by rule: systems that request it in writing within 180 days of the final rule and certify they cannot comply by April 26, 2029 would have until April 26, 2031. Not final as of 2026-09-28. | April 26, 2029 | Scheduled | 40 CFR part 141 |
| Drinking waterLimit | Covered systems must also meet MCLs of 10 parts per trillion each for PFHxS, PFNA and HFPO-DA (GenX) and a hazard index of 1 for mixtures of two or more of PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and PFBS.EPA proposed on May 20, 2026 to rescind these regulatory determinations, MCLGs and MCLs. They remain legally in effect while the proposal and the D.C. Circuit challenge (AWWA v. EPA, No. 24-1188) are pending. | April 26, 2029 | Scheduled | 40 CFR part 141 |
| Drinking waterReporting | Public water systems covered by the rule must complete initial PFAS monitoring by April 26, 2027.EPA's May 20, 2026 rescission proposal would remove monitoring tied to PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and the hazard index mixture. | April 26, 2027 | Starts | 40 CFR part 141 |
| Cleanup (CERCLA)Other duty | PFOA, PFOS and their salts and structural isomers are CERCLA hazardous substances, so releases are subject to CERCLA release reporting, response authority and cleanup liability.EPA announced on September 17, 2025 that it is retaining the designation. The D.C. Circuit denied all petitions for review on August 18, 2026 (Chamber of Commerce v. EPA, No. 24-1193). | July 8, 2024 | Applies | 40 CFR part 302 |
| Release reporting (TRI)Reporting | Facilities that meet TRI criteria and manufacture, process or otherwise use more than 100 pounds of a listed PFAS must report releases and waste management; because PFAS are chemicals of special concern, the de minimis exemption and Form A are unavailable and range reporting is limited.Applies from reporting year 2024 (reports due July 1, 2025). 205 PFAS were reportable for reporting year 2025. | January 1, 2024 | Applies | 40 CFR part 372 |
| Release reporting (TRI)Reporting | Suppliers of mixtures and trade name products must notify customers of TRI-listed PFAS with no de minimis cutoff, because the de minimis exemption was removed for supplier notifications for all chemicals of special concern.A January 17, 2025 proposal would confirm that notifications for PFAS added automatically under the NDAA are required from January 1 of the year of addition; not final. | January 1, 2024 | Applies | 40 CFR part 372, subpart C |
| Release reporting (TRI)Reporting | Sodium perfluorohexanesulfonate (CASRN 82382-12-5) is added to the TRI list for reporting year 2026, with reports due by July 1, 2027.Added automatically under the NDAA after EPA's final IRIS toxicity assessment for PFHxS; conforming rule published February 27, 2026 and effective March 30, 2026. | January 1, 2026 | Applies | 40 CFR part 372 |
| New uses (TSCA)Use limit | Anyone intending to manufacture (including import) or process any of the 329 inactive PFAS for any use must notify EPA at least 90 days in advance, and may not start until EPA reviews the notice and makes a determination. | March 11, 2024 | In force | 40 CFR 721.11777(b)(2) |
| New uses (TSCA)Other duty | New PFAS are categorically ineligible for the TSCA low volume exemption (LVE) and low release and exposure exemption (LoREX), so a new PFAS must go through full premanufacture notice review before manufacture or import.The rule also requires EPA approval of LVE and LoREX notices before manufacture begins and excludes certain PBT chemicals. | January 17, 2025 | Applies | 40 CFR part 723 |
| Federal purchasingPurchasing | DoD may not procure fluorinated AFFF containing more than one part per billion of PFAS after October 1, 2023, unless an exemption applies; the requirement flows into DoD contracts.An interim rule took effect October 1, 2023. No DFARS conforming change for the FY2026 NDAA's detectable-PFAS standard had been published as of 2026-09-28. | March 26, 2024 | In force | 48 CFR part 223 and 252 |
The instruments
United States (federal)
TSCA section 8(a)(7) PFAS reporting and recordkeeping rule
- Citation
- 40 CFR part 705; 88 FR 70516 (October 11, 2023), amended 89 FR 72336, 90 FR 20236, 91 FR 18786
- Enacted by
- Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549; TSCA section 8(a)(7), 15 U.S.C. 2607(a)(7), added by the FY2020 NDAA
- Enacted or adopted
- October 11, 2023
- Last amended
- April 13, 2026
- Status
- In force, under reconsideration
- Source
- https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-07062
How it defines PFAS
any chemical substance or mixture containing a chemical substance that structurally contains at least one of the following three sub-structures: (1) R-(CF2)-CF(R')R'', where both the CF2 and CF moieties are saturated carbons. (2) R-CF2OCF2-R', where R and R' can either be F, O, or saturated carbons. (3) CF3C(CF3)R'R'', where R' and R'' can either be F or saturated carbons.
Exemptions
- The 2023 rule as in force has no exemption for imported articles, de minimis concentrations, byproducts, impurities, R&D substances or non-isolated intermediates.
- Proposed on November 13, 2025 and not final as of 2026-09-28: exemptions for PFAS below a 0.1% de minimis concentration in mixtures and articles, PFAS in imported articles, byproducts not used for a commercial purpose, impurities, PFAS manufactured in small quantities solely for R&D, and non-isolated intermediates. The proposal would also shorten the submission period to three months starting 60 days after the final rule takes effect.
Penalties. Failure to report required section 8 information is a prohibited act under TSCA section 15, subject to civil and criminal penalties under TSCA section 16.
United States (federal)
Significant new use rule for 329 PFAS designated inactive on the TSCA Inventory
- Citation
- 40 CFR 721.11777; 89 FR 1822 (January 11, 2024)
- Enacted by
- Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-0867; TSCA section 5(a)(2)
- Enacted or adopted
- January 11, 2024
- Status
- In force
- Source
- https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-00412
How it defines PFAS
The 329 chemical substances identified in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section, designated as inactive on the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory as of January 26, 2023 (substances with the same three TSCA PFAS sub-structures used in 40 CFR part 705).
Exemptions
- Quantities manufactured or processed as non-isolated intermediates.
- Quantities manufactured or processed as byproducts not used for commercial purposes.
- Substances already subject to 40 CFR 721.9582 or 721.10536 (the 2020 long-chain PFAS SNUR).
United States (federal)
TSCA new chemicals rule making PFAS ineligible for low volume and LoREX exemptions
- Citation
- 40 CFR parts 720, 721, 723 and 725; 89 FR 102773 (December 18, 2024)
- Enacted by
- Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-0902; TSCA section 5
- Enacted or adopted
- December 18, 2024
- Status
- In force
- Source
- https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-28870
United States (federal)
PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
- Citation
- 40 CFR parts 141 and 142; 89 FR 32532 (April 26, 2024)
- Enacted by
- Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0114; Safe Drinking Water Act section 1412
- Enacted or adopted
- April 26, 2024
- Status
- In force, under reconsideration
- Source
- https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-07773
United States (federal)
CERCLA hazardous substance designation of PFOA and PFOS
- Citation
- 40 CFR part 302; 89 FR 39124 (May 8, 2024)
- Enacted by
- Docket EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0341; CERCLA section 102(a)
- Enacted or adopted
- May 8, 2024
- Status
- In force
- Source
- https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-08547
How it defines PFAS
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), including their salts and structural isomers
United States (federal)
Toxics Release Inventory reporting of PFAS
- Citation
- EPCRA section 313; FY2020 NDAA section 7321 (Pub. L. 116-92); 40 CFR part 372; 88 FR 74360 (October 31, 2023)
- Enacted by
- Dockets EPA-HQ-TRI-2022-0270 and EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0044
- Enacted or adopted
- December 20, 2019
- Last amended
- February 27, 2026
- Status
- In force
- Source
- https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program/list-pfas-added-tri-ndaa
United States (federal)
FDA determination that food contact notifications for PFAS grease-proofing agents are no longer effective
- Citation
- 90 FR 653 (January 6, 2025); Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act section 409(h)
- Enacted by
- Docket FDA-2021-N-0403
- Enacted or adopted
- January 6, 2025
- Status
- In force
- Source
- https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-31692
United States (federal)
MoCRA assessment and report on PFAS in cosmetics
- Citation
- Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, section 3506 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Pub. L. 117-328)
- Enacted by
- H.R. 2617 (117th Congress), section 3506
- Enacted or adopted
- December 29, 2022
- Status
- In force
- Source
- https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-finds-insufficient-data-determine-safety-pfas-cosmetic-products
United States (federal)
DoD phase-out of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)
- Citation
- Pub. L. 116-92, section 322 (10 U.S.C. 2661 note prec.), as amended by Pub. L. 119-60, section 315
- Enacted by
- S. 1790 (116th Congress) section 322; S. 1071 (119th Congress) section 315
- Enacted or adopted
- December 20, 2019
- Last amended
- December 18, 2025
- Status
- Partly in force
- Source
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ60/html/PLAW-119publ60.htm
How it defines PFAS
'perfluoroalkyl substances' means aliphatic substances for which all of the H atoms attached to C atoms in the nonfluorinated substance from which they are notionally derived have been replaced by F atoms, except those H atoms whose substitution would modify the nature of any functional groups present; 'polyfluoroalkyl substances' means aliphatic substances for which all H atoms attached to at least one (but not all) C atoms have been replaced by F atoms, in such a manner that they contain the perfluoroalkyl moiety CnF2n+1
Exemptions
- Foam used onboard oceangoing vessels, including pier-side inspection, testing and maintenance.
- Foam needed for military specification qualification testing and inventory quality assurance.
- Research, development, test and evaluation of fluorine-free agents.
- Naval nuclear submarine propulsion plants.
- Tactical vehicles or equipment incompatible with fluorine-free agents.
- Waivers of up to one year, extendable once for up to one year, after a congressional briefing, certification and public notice; approval may not be delegated below the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
United States (federal)
DFARS rule on replacement of fluorinated AFFF (DFARS Case 2020-D011)
- Citation
- 48 CFR parts 212, 213, 223 and 252; 89 FR 20869 (March 26, 2024)
- Enacted by
- Docket DARS-2023-0028
- Enacted or adopted
- March 26, 2024
- Status
- In force
- Source
- https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-06003
United States (federal)
DoD procurement restriction on items containing PFOS or PFOA
- Citation
- Pub. L. 116-283, section 333 (10 U.S.C. 3062 note)
- Enacted by
- H.R. 6395 (116th Congress) section 333
- Enacted or adopted
- January 1, 2021
- Status
- In force
- Source
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-116publ283/html/PLAW-116publ283.htm
United States (federal)
DoD procurement restriction on firefighter protective equipment containing PFAS
- Citation
- Pub. L. 117-263, section 345 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3201), as amended by Pub. L. 119-60, section 316
- Enacted by
- H.R. 7776 (117th Congress) section 345; S. 1071 (119th Congress) section 316
- Enacted or adopted
- December 23, 2022
- Last amended
- December 18, 2025
- Status
- Enacted, not yet in effect
- Source
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ60/html/PLAW-119publ60.htm
How it defines PFAS
'perfluoroalkyl substance' means a man-made chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms; 'polyfluoroalkyl substance' means a man-made chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one non-fully fluorinated carbon atom
Exemptions
- Existing inventories of covered equipment are not affected.
- DoD has no obligation to test equipment to confirm compliance.
- The deadline is extended while the Secretary determines no sufficiently protective compliant equipment is available.
United States (federal)
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 airport firefighting foam provision
- Citation
- Pub. L. 115-254, section 332(a) (49 U.S.C. 44706 note)
- Enacted by
- H.R. 302 (115th Congress) section 332
- Enacted or adopted
- October 5, 2018
- Status
- In force
- Source
- https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/certalerts/part_139_certalert_26_03
Pending rules and decisions
- RIN 2070-AL29; Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549: TSCA PFAS reporting rule revisions (exemptions and submission period)
Proposed rule; comments closed December 29, 2025; no final rule published and none under OIRA review as of 2026-09-28 (November 13, 2025)
Would exempt imported articles, PFAS below 0.1%, byproducts not used commercially, impurities, R&D substances and non-isolated intermediates, and set a three-month submission period starting 60 days after the final rule takes effect. The Unified Agenda projected a final rule in July 2026. Source - RIN 2040-AG53; Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0654: Rescission of drinking water regulatory determinations and MCLs for PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and the hazard index mixture
Proposed rule; comments closed July 20, 2026 (May 20, 2026)
Would remove the four PFAS provisions of the 2024 NPDWR on the ground that EPA could not lawfully make regulatory determinations and regulations simultaneously. The Unified Agenda projected a final rule in September 2026. Source - RIN 2040-AG49; Docket EPA-HQ-OW-2025-1742: Extending the compliance deadline for the PFOA and PFOS MCLs
Proposed rule; comments closed July 20, 2026 (May 20, 2026)
Would create a two-year exemption by rule under SDWA sections 1416(f) and 1450(a)(1) moving the PFOA and PFOS compliance date from April 26, 2029 to April 26, 2031 for systems that request it within 180 days of the final rule. Source - D.C. Cir. No. 24-1188: American Water Works Association v. EPA (challenge to the 2024 PFAS drinking water rule)
Argued in September 2026; no decision identified. The court earlier refused EPA's requests to summarily vacate the four PFAS provisions and to sever and hold them in abeyance (order dates from secondary sources only).
Water utility groups challenge the April 2024 rule; EPA asked the court to vacate the PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and hazard index provisions, and the court declined to act summarily. Source - RIN 2070-AL03; Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0538: Addition of 16 PFAS and 15 PFAS categories to the TRI
Proposed rule; not final as of 2026-09-28 (October 8, 2024)
Would add 16 individual PFAS and 15 PFAS categories as chemicals of special concern. The Unified Agenda projected a final rule in July 2026. Source - RIN 2070-AL24; Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0507: TRI clarification of toxic chemicals due to automatic PFAS additions
Proposed rule; not final as of 2026-09-28 (January 17, 2025)
Would confirm that supplier notification for PFAS added automatically under the NDAA applies from January 1 of the year of addition. Source - RIN 2040-AG10: Effluent limitations guidelines for PFAS manufacturers (OCPSF category, 40 CFR part 414)
Not yet proposed; ANPRM March 17, 2021; Unified Agenda projected a proposed rule in July 2026, but none was published as of 2026-09-28 (March 17, 2021)
Would revise the OCPSF effluent guidelines to limit PFAS discharges from facilities that manufacture PFAS. Source - RIN 2040-AG24: Metal finishing effluent guidelines revisions for PFAS in chromium electroplating wastewater
Not yet proposed; Unified Agenda projected a proposed rule in February 2027
Would address PFAS discharges from chromium electroplating under the metal finishing effluent guidelines. Source - Dockets EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0504 and EPA-HQ-OW-2026-2509: Sewage sludge (biosolids) risk assessment and draft guidance for PFOA and PFOS
Draft risk assessment (January 15, 2025; comments closed August 14, 2025) not finalized; draft non-binding risk reduction guidance issued July 6, 2026, comments closed September 4, 2026 (July 6, 2026)
The draft risk assessment will inform possible Clean Water Act regulation of PFOA and PFOS in land-applied, surface-disposed or incinerated sewage sludge; the draft guidance offers voluntary recommendations. Source - Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0131: TSCA section 6 proceeding on PFOA, PFNA and PFDA formed during fluorination of plastic containers
Petition granted July 10, 2024; request for comment September 30, 2024; no proposed rule as of 2026-09-28 (September 30, 2024)
EPA began a section 6 proceeding after the Fifth Circuit vacated its section 5 orders against Inhance Technologies on March 21, 2024. Source - RIN 0750-AL75 (DFARS Case 2023-D002): Restriction on DoD procurement of certain items containing PFAS
Not yet proposed; Unified Agenda projected a proposed rule in July 2026
Would implement FY2023 NDAA section 345 (firefighter protective equipment, from October 1, 2026) and FY2021 NDAA section 333 (PFOS or PFOA in cookware, upholstered furniture, carpets and rugs) in the DFARS. Source - RIN 2050-AH26; Docket EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0278: Listing of nine PFAS as RCRA hazardous constituents
Proposed rule; Unified Agenda projected a final rule in January 2027 (February 8, 2024)
Would add nine PFAS, their salts and structural isomers to 40 CFR part 261 appendix VIII for RCRA corrective action. Source - Dockets EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0041 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0278: Removal of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) from approved pesticide inert ingredients
Proposed in 2024; no final action found in the Federal Register as of 2026-09-28 (July 16, 2024)
EPA proposed removing PTFE from the list of approved inert ingredients (February 28, 2024) and revoking its tolerance exemption as an inert (July 16, 2024). Source
Timeline
- January 12, 2023 Update
Military specification MIL-PRF-32725 for fluorine-free firefighting foam issued; FAA CertAlert 23-01 said airports may use qualified fluorine-free foam but are not required to switch. Source - January 26, 2023 Rule
EPA proposed a significant new use rule for inactive PFAS on the TSCA Inventory. Source - March 29, 2023 Rule
EPA proposed the PFAS national primary drinking water regulation. Source - April 1, 2023 Took effect
DoD ban on procuring PFOS- or PFOA-containing nonstick cookware, treated upholstered furniture, carpets and rugs took effect. Source - April 13, 2023 Rule
EPA issued an advance notice on possible CERCLA designation of other PFAS. Source - June 23, 2023 Rule
EPA added nine PFAS to the TRI for reporting year 2023. Source - September 29, 2023 Rule
DoD issued an interim DFARS rule barring procurement of AFFF with more than one part per billion PFAS, effective October 1, 2023. Source - October 11, 2023 Rule
EPA published the TSCA section 8(a)(7) PFAS reporting rule. Source - October 31, 2023 Rule
EPA made TRI PFAS chemicals of special concern and removed the de minimis exemption, including for supplier notifications. Source - November 13, 2023 Took effect
The TSCA PFAS reporting rule took effect. Source - January 11, 2024 Rule
EPA finalized the significant new use rule for 329 inactive PFAS, effective March 11, 2024. Source - February 8, 2024 Rule
EPA proposed listing nine PFAS as RCRA hazardous constituents. Source - February 28, 2024 Update
FDA announced that PFAS grease-proofing agents for food packaging are no longer sold in the US. Source - February 28, 2024 Rule
EPA proposed removing PTFE from the list of approved pesticide inert ingredients. Source - March 21, 2024 Court
The Fifth Circuit vacated EPA's TSCA section 5 orders barring Inhance Technologies from forming PFAS when fluorinating plastic containers. Source - March 26, 2024 Rule
DoD finalized the DFARS AFFF procurement rule. Source - April 26, 2024 Rule
EPA published the PFAS drinking water regulation, effective June 25, 2024. Source - May 8, 2024 Rule
EPA designated PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA hazardous substances, effective July 8, 2024. Source - May 17, 2024 Rule
EPA added seven PFAS to the TRI for reporting year 2024. Source - July 10, 2024 Update
EPA granted a TSCA section 21 petition seeking a section 6 rule on PFOA, PFNA and PFDA formed during container fluorination. Source - July 16, 2024 Rule
EPA proposed revoking the tolerance exemption for PTFE as a pesticide inert ingredient. Source - September 5, 2024 Delayed
EPA delayed the TSCA PFAS reporting start from November 12, 2024 to July 11, 2025. Source - September 30, 2024 Update
EPA requested comment on PFAS formed during fluorination of plastic containers to inform TSCA regulation. Source - October 8, 2024 Rule
EPA proposed adding 16 PFAS and 15 PFAS categories to the TRI. Source - December 18, 2024 Rule
EPA made PFAS ineligible for TSCA low volume and LoREX exemptions, effective January 17, 2025. Source - January 6, 2025 Update
FDA declared 35 food contact notifications for PFAS grease-proofing agents no longer effective. Source - January 6, 2025 Rule
EPA added nine PFAS to the TRI for reporting year 2025. Source - January 15, 2025 Update
EPA released a draft sewage sludge risk assessment for PFOA and PFOS for comment. Source - January 17, 2025 Rule
EPA proposed clarifying TRI supplier notification for PFAS added automatically under the NDAA. Source - May 13, 2025 Delayed
EPA reset the TSCA PFAS submission period to April 13 through October 13, 2026. Source - May 14, 2025 Update
EPA announced it would keep the PFOA and PFOS drinking water limits, seek a 2031 compliance date and rescind the other four PFAS limits. Source - September 17, 2025 Update
EPA announced it will retain the CERCLA hazardous substance designation for PFOA and PFOS. Source - November 13, 2025 Rule
EPA proposed exemptions and other revisions to the TSCA PFAS reporting rule. Source - December 18, 2025 Amended
The FY2026 NDAA reset DoD AFFF procurement and use deadlines to October 1, 2026 and changed the firefighter gear restriction to an NFPA 1970 test. Source - December 29, 2025 Reporting
FDA released its MoCRA report on PFAS in cosmetics. Source - January 20, 2026 Court
The D.C. Circuit heard argument on the CERCLA PFOA and PFOS designation. Source - February 27, 2026 Rule
EPA added sodium perfluorohexanesulfonate to the TRI for reporting year 2026. Source - April 13, 2026 Delayed
EPA moved the TSCA PFAS reporting start to January 31, 2027 or 60 days after the final revisions rule, whichever is earlier. Source - April 28, 2026 Update
EPA released interim PFAS destruction and disposal guidance for public comment. Source - May 20, 2026 Rule
EPA proposed rescinding the PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and hazard index drinking water limits. Source - May 20, 2026 Rule
EPA proposed letting water systems that request it have until April 26, 2031 to meet the PFOA and PFOS limits. Source - July 6, 2026 Update
EPA issued draft guidance on reducing PFOA and PFOS risk from biosolids for comment. Source - August 5, 2026 Update
FAA issued CertAlert 26-03 on AFFF and fluorine-free foam testing at Part 139 airports. Source - August 18, 2026 Court
The D.C. Circuit upheld the CERCLA hazardous substance designation of PFOA and PFOS. Source